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Sunspot

Roberto Da Costa

1,040 appearancesSince 1982

Sunspot first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (1983-01), published by Marvel. 1,040 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Roberto Da Costa

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

Marvel Graphic Novel
#4
first appearance
1983-01-00
The New Mutants
#95
death
1990-11-00
Gambit & The X-Ternals
#3
death
1995-05-00
X-Force
#83
origin retold
1998-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The New Mutants
1983–1991
86 issues →
X-Force
1991–2002
75 issues →
New Mutants
2009–2012
45 issues →

The Uncanny X-Men cover

The Uncanny X-Men

1981–2011

27 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2013–2015

20 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2015–2017

13 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

11 issues →

X-Treme X-Men cover

X-Treme X-Men

2001–2004

11 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2017–2018

10 issues →

Ultimate X-Men cover

Ultimate X-Men

2001–2009

9 issues →

Young X-Men cover

Young X-Men

2008–2009

9 issues →

UCape Archive 2017

U.S.Avengers

2017–2018

9 issues →

Fallen Angels cover

Fallen Angels

1987–1987

8 issues →

Avengers vs. X-Men cover

Avengers vs. X-Men

2012–2012

8 issues →

New Mutants Epic Collection cover

New Mutants Epic Collection

2017–

8 issues →

Cable cover

Cable

1993–2002

7 issues →

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men cover

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men

2003–

7 issues →

New Mutants Classic cover

New Mutants Classic

2006–2012

7 issues →

New Mutants cover

New Mutants

2010–2012

7 issues →

The New Mutants Annual cover

The New Mutants Annual

1984–1991

6 issues →

X-Factor cover

X-Factor

1986–1998

6 issues →

X-Men Classic cover

X-Men Classic

1990–1995

6 issues →

Earth X cover

Earth X

1999–2000

6 issues →

Astonishing Tales cover

Astonishing Tales

2009–2009

6 issues →

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1970–1991
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2001–2008
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2008–2012
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2020–
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2020–2023
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1984–1984
4 issues →
Power Pack
1984–1991
4 issues →
Marvel Age Annual
1985–1988
4 issues →
ATRCape Archive 2015
Avengers: Time Runs Out
2015–2015
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X-Force Epic Collection
2017–
4 issues →
Dawn of X
2019–2021
4 issues →
MCape Archive 2023
Magneto
2023–2024
4 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
3 issues →
Secret Wars II
1985–1987
3 issues →
X-Men
1991–2001
3 issues →
Gambit & The X-Ternals
1995–1995
3 issues →
Essential X-Men
1996–2013
3 issues →
New Mutants: Truth or Death
1997–1998
3 issues →
Ultimate X-Men
2002–2008
3 issues →
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus
2006–
3 issues →
New Mutants Forever
2010–2011
3 issues →
Infinity
2013–2014
3 issues →
ACape Archive 2014
Avengers
2014–2015
3 issues →
NMOCape Archive 2020
New Mutants Omnibus
2020–
3 issues →
X-Corp
2021–2021
3 issues →
DECCape Archive 2021
Deadpool Epic Collection
2021–
3 issues →
XRCape Archive 2022
X-Men Red
2022–2024
3 issues →
Ultimates
2024–2026
3 issues →
XCape Archive 2025
X-Vengers
2025–2026
3 issues →
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1972–1986
2 issues →
The Savage Sword of Conan
1977–1985
2 issues →
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1982–1984
2 issues →
Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series)
1983–1984
2 issues →
X-Factor Annual
1986–1994
2 issues →
FCape Archive 1986
Firestar
1986–1986
2 issues →
X-Terminators
1988–1989
2 issues →